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Canada in 1984

Historical records for Canada in 1984, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.

10Records
6Events
6Named people
2Places
2Categories

Historical records

June

30 June 1984Prime Minister of CanadaJohn Napier Turner

Ottawa · Government / Government of Canada

Succeeds Trudeau as Liberal prime minister.

30 June 1984Resignation of Pierre Elliott TrudeauPierre Elliott Trudeau

Quebec · Government / Government of Canada

Trudeau resigns after 16 yrs in office

September

4 September 1984ElectionBrian Mulroney

Quebec · Government / Government of Canada

The Progressive Conservative Party wins 211 of the 282 seats in the House of Commons

4 September 1984Prime Minister of CanadaBrian Mulroney

Government / Government of Canada

Appointed Prime Minister of Canada

17 September 1984Prime Minister of CanadaBrian Mulroney

Ottawa · Government / Government of Canada

Forms a Progressive Conservative majority government.

Other Events

1984Deputy Prime MinisterJean Chretien

Quebec · Government / Government of Canada

Appointed Deputy Prime Minister

1984Prime Minister of CanadaJohn Napier Turner

Government / Government of Canada

Trudeau retires, John Turner becomes Liberal leader & Prime Minister

1984RecklessBryan Adams

Arts / Art

Adams releases the Album, album "Reckless", which produces 6 Top 40 songs & has been certified 5 times platinum in the US

1984Secretary of State for External AffairsJean Chretien

Government / Government of Canada

Appointed Secretary of State for External Affairs

1984Secretary of State for External AffairsJoe Clark

Government / Government of Canada

Appointed Foreign Minister

Names involved

Brian MulroneyBryan AdamsJean ChretienJoe ClarkJohn Napier TurnerPierre Elliott Trudeau

Places involved

OttawaQuebec

Provenance

This page is generated from stored World History Database records matching the exact country and year shown above. Exact duplicate display records are collapsed. Records without a month are listed after the monthly sections. Source provenance varies by record; formal academic citation should be checked against the relevant primary source, archive or specialist historical reference.